THE BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA. 
Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W., Ser. II., Vol. X., p. 171, Sept. 9th, 1895. 
Description of a Flycatcher, presumably new. 
Arses lorealis. 
Annals Queensland Museum, No. 6, pp. 41-45, Sept. 1905. 
Ornithological. 
Pachycephala mestoni, Ancathiza Icatherina, Acanthiza modesta, Sericomis 
tyrranula. 
De Vlaming, William.-—D utch explorer who visited West Australia and met with 
Black Swans as reported by Lister (q.v.), Journal Voyage Zuidland, Amsterdam 
1701. 
Dictionnaire des Sciences naturelles (Levrault).—This work was began in 1804 and between 
1804-06 five volumes were issued. The unsettled times apparently put a stop to the 
venture, but in 1816 it began again and was completed in sixty volumes in 1830. Sher- 
bom states six volumes were issued at first, but the sixth does not appear to have been 
sent out, though printed. Sherborn also gives a Vol. 61 with a biography and note 
that a Supplementary volume A-AYE appeared in 1840, Oct. 
Full details of the publication of this work and notes upon the ornithology therein 
have been published in the Austral Av. Rec., Vol. III., pt. i., pp. 5-20, June 30th 
1915. 
The birds were generally described by Dumont, but Lesson assisted him towards 
the end of the work, while special monographs were undertaken by Valenciennes, as 
Woodpecker, and by Desmarest, who w r rote about Parrots and Pigeons. 
One of the most interesting items in connection with Australian Ornithology is the 
description by Dumont of the birds figured on the plates prepared for the Zoology of 
the Voyage of the Uranie and Physicienne, and Dumont’s descriptions appeared before 
the official account. 
The date of publication of the first issue appear to be that the first three were issued 
in 1804, the fourth in 1805, and the fifth in 1806, the sixth being sent out to some 
subscribers in 1806 also. 
The reissue appeared as follows, the dates being those of receipt in the Bibliographie 
de la France Vols. 1 and 2, Oct. 12th, 1806 ; Vols. 3 and 4, Jan. 11th, 1817; 5, 
March 8th, 1817 ; 6 and 7, May 24th, 1817 ; 8, Aug. 23rd, 1817 ; 9, Dec. 6th, 1817; 
10, May 23rd, 1818 ; 11 and 12, Jan. 9th, 1819 ; 13, July 24th, 1819; 14, Aug. 14th, 
1819 ; 15, Nov. 6th, 1819 ; 16, April Stli, 1820 ; 17, July 22nd, 1820 ; 18, April 6th, 
1821 ; 19, Jan. 26th, 1821 ; 20, June 29th, 1821 ; 22, Dec. 29th, 1821; 23, Dec. 14th, 
1822 ; 24, Aug. 10th, 1822 ; 25, Nov. 23rd, 1822 ; 26, June 28th, 1823 ; 27, July 26th, 
1823 ; 28, Sept. 27th, 1823 ; 29, Dec. 27tli, 1823 ; 30, May 29th, 1824; 31, Aug. 14th, 
1824; 32, Nov. 13th, 1824 ; 33, Jan. 22nd, 1825 ; 34, June 18th, 1S25; 35 and 36, 
Oct. 8th, 1825; 37, May 31st, 1826; 38, April 29th, 1826; 39, April 29th, 1826; 
40, June 24th, 1826 ; 41 and 42, Sept. 23rd, 1826 ; 43, Sept. 30th, 1826 ; 44, Jan. 20th, 
1827 ; 45, Feb. 21st, 1827 ; 46, May 19th, 1827 ; 47, June 20th, 1827 ; 48, July 21st, 
1827 ; 49, Oct. 13th, 1827 ; 50, Nov. 24th, 1827 ; 51, Jan. 12th, 1828; 52, April 12th, 
1828 ; 53, June 7th, 1828 ; 54, April 25th, 1829 ; 55, Aug. 30th. 1828 ; 56, Oct. 11th, 
1828 ; 57, Jan. 10th, 1829 ; 58, March 14th, 1829 ; 59, No record ; 60, July 10th, 1820. 
The reissue of the first six volumes was brought up-to-date by means of supplements 
at the end of each volume. 
The new names I have noted are Vol. I., Suppl., Aquila fuscosa; Vol. IV., Limosa 
vaiia \ Vol. XI,, Guculus pusillus ; Vol. XIV., Caprimulgus podargus ; Vol. XVI. (Falco 
leuphotes) ; Vol. XX., Merops tenuipennis or M. thouini ; Vol. XXIX., Megapodius 
revnwardt , Cossyphus olivaceus; Vol. XXX., Mcenura lyrata , Malurus leucopterus, 
Malurus textilis; Vol. XL., Columba cyanovirens ; Vol. XXXIX., Calyptorhynchus, 
Psittacus swainsonii ; Vol. XLII., Cliaradrius sanguineus , taitensis, marginatus, lescherir 
aultn ; Vol. XLVI., Regulus australis. 
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